Novak Djokovic of Serbia tends to a line judge who was hit with the ball during his Men's Singles fourth round match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain on Day Seven of the 2020 US Open in New York City. Djokovic, who had already apologised for the incident, said that he called on the lineswoman to check on her health since the incident at Flushing Meadows. "I cannot promise or cannot guarantee that I will never ever do anything similar to that in my life," Djokovic told a news conference at the Italian Open on Monday. Following the incident, the tournament organisers confirmed Djokovic was fined $250,000 - his prize money for reaching round four. The disqualification, however, gave Djokovic more time to regroup before his claycourt opener at this week's Italian Open - a tune-up for the French Open starting September 27.

Source: Irish Independent September 14, 2020 15:45 UTC